Performing Arts

Overview

What is Performing Arts?

Performing Arts is an exciting part of the curriculum at Park Hall Academy as through Dance, Drama and MusicAL THEATRE we ‘Discover, Create and Perform’. As a Performing Arts Specialist Academy we endeavour to take all our students on a journey of creativity which gives them a rite of passage to self-expression. By doing this we ensure that throughout their time at the school and within all aspects of school life Performing Arts is at the heart of their learning experience and provides a memory never to be forgotten.

What skills will I gain from studying Performing Arts?

From the moment a student starts at Park Hall Academy the creative journey begins and the world of Performing Arts is introduced. With every step the student’s ‘back pack’, which was once empty, begins to fill with skills which not only gives them the confidence to perform in front of others but also the skills that are transferable to all aspects of their life and development. It is these precious skills that our students are encouraged to discover and create with and these skills that enable students to have the belief that they can do anything.

Over the years students have returned to say thank you to us as they believe it is due to the help and support of the staff that they were able to conquer their dreams and full fill their life long ambitions. We are very fortunate within The Performing Arts Faculty as each member of staff brings something special to our learners and offers a wide variety of expertise and experience.

Mrs Cullum-Kenyon: Faculty Leader

Miss Chant: Teacher of Performing Arts

Miss Keyte: Teacher of Performing Arts

Miss Blackford: Teacher of Performing Arts

Mr Sansom: Teacher of Music (Solihull Music Services)

What courses are available Post 16?

At post 16 we offer three courses which lead on from those offered at KS4:

A Level Dance

BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma in Performing Arts

What other opportunities are available in this subject?

Throughout the year students in all years will be given the following opportunities to support their curriculum time: